This is a video demonstration of the *inhales deeply* ‘Multifunctional Remotely Actuated Three Degrees Of Freedom Supernumerary Robotic Arm Based On Magnetorheological Clutches And Hydrostatic Transmission Lines’ (MRATDOFSRABOMCAHTL) developed by engineers at the Université de Sherbrooke of Quebec, Canada. It’s a 4.2kg [~9.3-pound] hip-worn robotic arm with interchangeable hands that can be remotely controlled to help its wearer complete whatever task they’re working on very poorly. I mean, I see the potential, but if this were a wheel it would still be a triangle. That said, I may not have a third arm, but– “Your penis is not a third leg.” I CAN REST LIKE A STOOL.

Keep going for the full video with other examples of its questionable usefulness.

Source: Geekologie – Looks Dangerous: This Wearable Robotic Third Arm

This is a video of Youtuber TylerTube experimenting to see what will and won’t flush down a toilet. And I’m talking like a bare minimum toilet too, like JUST the porcelain throne with no pipes attached — it’s just dropping those surrogate turds straight into a baby pool beneath. Included in the experiment are (in order in case you want to skip to something specific): a five gallon bucket of Orbeez, a five gallon bucket of GIANT Orbeez, ten pounds of Swedish Fish, a bag of golf balls, six pounds of unpopped popcorn, a box of marbles, a whole roll of toilet paper, and nine jars of pickles and relish. As he repeatedly states in the video, Tyler hates pickles, which, at least in my very scientific opinion, completely invalidates the whole experiment. *setting laboratory notebook on fire* Keep your wrong hypothesis to yourself.

Keep going for the video and listen to all those stand-in turds cannonballing into the pool.

Source: Geekologie – Valuable Info: Guy Experiments To See What Will And Won’t Flush Down A Toilet

From the same person who brought us that disconcerting fingernail growing timelapse, this is a very short timelapse video of a finger wound healing over the course of 33 days. If that had been Wolverine if you’d have blinked you would have missed it. If that had been me it would probably still be open and bleeding but all red and infected now.

Keep going for the video (but the gif is really it) while I suggest maybe next time not sticking your hand in the garbage disposal.

Source: Geekologie – Timelapse Of Finger Wound Healing Over 33 Days

This is a video from 5MadMovieMakers of the 13-foot vertical drop Hot Wheels track they built with a straight-up high jump at the very end. Honestly, I’m more than a little upset with myself that I didn’t come up with this as a kid. Or invent Google or Amazon. *shaking fist at young, dumbass me* We could’ve been rich right now! *dispiritedly crushing beer can* We could have been rich.

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Source: Geekologie – I’m Flying, Jack!: The Hot Wheels High Jump

Seen here with an exceptionally patient model, this is a seven minute video of the Helpful Vancouver Vet (aka Dr. Uri Burstyn) from his series of practical skills for pet owners, this time discussing and demonstrating how to properly approach, pick up, and handle a cat that is both comfortable for the cat, and safest for you to avoid scratches and/or bites. “Pfft, you wanna pick up a cat? Just tell them you have Fancy Feast and an ounce of catnip at home.” Ha — the ol’ college pizza and weed routine? I expected more from you.

Keep going for the full, very informative video.

Source: Geekologie – Valuable Information: How To Properly Pick Up A Cat

This is a short dashcam video from a highway in Taiwan where a box falls out of the back of a truck and magically blows back inside not once but twice. TWICE! Was it caused by the truck’s draft? Or was it caused by magic? Whatever the case, the driver was still fined for not properly bundling and securing the boxes, which I assume is a fanciee way of saying driving with the back door wide open.

Keep going for the whole video, but the gif is the real magic.

Source: Geekologie – What The: Box Falls Out Of Truck And Blows Back In Twice

This is a video demonstration of ‘The Conflicted Candle’, a machine built by engineer James Cochrane that repeatedly lights a candle then extinguishes it approximately 15 seconds later. For reference, that’s significantly faster than I extinguished the candles downstairs last night, because they were still burning when I woke up this morning. I hate it when that happens, even when they don’t start a fire. I mean, candles are expensive. At least in stores. Honestly I’ve found the best deals on candles are in friends’ guest bathrooms.

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Source: Geekologie – Useless Invention That Repeatedly Lights, Extinguishes Candle

Keep going for the video, final reveal at 32:00.

Source: Geekologie – Video Of Professional Detailer 20-Hour Deep Cleaning The Nastiest Van He’s Ever Seen

This is a video from the DEEP LOOK video series produced by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios starring the glasswing butterfly (Greta oto), a species of brush-footed butterfly that has almost perfectly transparent wings to help it blend into the background and evade predators. Apparently the wings are “covered in an anti-glare nano-coating,” presumably developed by the top secret government lab that accidentally released the butterflies in the first place. DUM DUM DUM! If you had to have one clear body part, what would you choose? My girlfriend just said her foot but I feel like she was just trying to shut me up and didn’t give it much thought, which is pretty much the way I feel about every question I ask her except what she wants to eat. That she’ll consider like she’s being interviewed for her dream job.

Keep going for the full, very informative video.

Source: Geekologie – So See-Thru: A Video About The Glasswing Butterfly

This is a video of musician Dan Mace creating an ASMR song out of the most satisfying sounds he could think of and record, including (but not limited to) a camera’s shutter, golf swing, harp, popping bottle of champagne, crushing ice, striking match, ripping hair off leg, breaking eggs, tearing lettuce, opening a Snapple bottle, biting into an apple, a tennis ball bouncing, David Attenborough’s voice, Velcro ripping, removing the protective plastic off a laptop screen, and babies crying. I’m kidding, he didn’t actually include babies crying because that’s the worst sound in the world both to parents and to people who don’t have children, but parents can tune out the sound of their own kids crying because that part of their brain has been permanently damaged.

Keep going for the video, actual song begins around 3:10.

Source: Geekologie – Guy Turns The Most Satisfying Sounds He Can Think Of Into An ASMR Song

Keep going for the video.

Source: Geekologie – There Can Be Only One: Street Cat Vs Ninja Rat